I am running a new water line from the meter. 3/4 copper was the plan but should I consider PEX? I like it because there will be fewer joints to fail if I do one run from the meter to the house.
>>2996568Why would you use either of those? HDPE is the de-facto water line tubing for a myriad of reasons.
>>2996571>Why would you use either of those? HDPE is the de-facto water line tubing for a myriad of reasons.here we see an example of an internet genius...you see Almost all PEX used for pipe and tubing is made from high-density polyethylene.
>>2996597If you go into a hardware store and ask for HDPE pipe, the clerk isn't going to look confused and ask>hey so uhh you want the flexible black stuff that gets buried or you want the shiny colored one with fittingsIf you tell your installer you want HDPE water line, he's not going to laugh and go>ahaha acktually us real Pros know that there is both PEX and HDPE so you have to specify which one you really want!There's no PEX-HDPE. PEX is PEX. HDPE is not PEX. PEX is not HDPE. PEX is not a subcategory of HDPE. PEX and HDPE are both subcategories of PE pipes. PEX is not used for underground water lines. They're not interchangeable names at all. You're a fucking retard.
>>2996599mfs have violent autism over which brand of polyethylene tube to use instead of using PVC like a proper sane person
if I use PEX I think I have to buy special tools.
>>2996607HDPE is used commercially literally everywhere in the first world. Everything else is retardcore. CPVC leeches, is harder to install, is very weak to weather. PPR is the less retarded alternative to CPVC, still harder to install. PEX needs protection, is harder to install, more failure points, more expensive. Copper is way more expensive, more failure points, harder to install. Steel is way more expensive, harder to install, at least potentially more durable than HDPE but not by much, mainly against mechanical. HDPE you just literally drop it into any hole, bury it, hand crank two fittings on the two ends, and you can forget about it for 40+ years. >>2996608Yes, unless you buy sharkbite, which is shit and expensive.
>>2996612i said pvc, not cpvc. if youre using plastic for hot water something might have gone wrong
>>2996614PVC isn't better on any front here.
Use pex.>b-but plasticYour water is already coming in via PEX; a few metres more will not make any difference.Cooper will corrode over time and cause pin leaks that are almost impossible to detect until the small leak becomes a huge leak.Also, yes, you need 3 cheap tools. One for cutting the tube, one to make it slightly larger to fit the connectors, and one to slide the rings (unless you are using a different system). You can rent this shit or buy it. I recommend you buying it because you will be so happy to have all the tools needed to easily fix a water line if you or someone who lives with you decides to poke a hole/slice it by accident in the next 5 years while doing some retarded project on a weekend.There is no reason to choose copper nowadays. But keep in mind that some places use the water line as ground. If this is your case, you will no longer have a working ground and will need to install at least one grounding rod to replace it.
>>2996615pvc is cheaper than any other solution, and some boomers/third worlders think it's easy to fix because you don't need real tools.But this is a lie; no matter how many PVC fittings you have in a bag somewhere in the shed, it's never the right one, and the glue you brought 3 years ago will not work.Leave PVC for sewage only.
>>2996607black poly tube for water service has been the defacto standard for 60 years you ignorant dolt. way before pex was even a wet dream in an extrusion engrs headits gonna be hilarious to watch the zoomiezooms and pajeets attempt to fix a centurys worth of failing infrastructure by arrogantly trusting what some soulless chatbot tells them is >askually da teknikally write sooolootion
>>2996597>>2996607he's talking about picrelated, and he's right.if you use copper, you need to use type L copper, which is thicker, and you need to silver solder it, and protect it with foam.if you use pex (yes theres a difference) you need to protect it with foam.if you use hdpe (preferably sdr 11) meant for underground, you can just burry it.you can also use brass crimp fittings to convert to pipe thread, and use a male adapter to convert to copper.personally id recommend the hdpe. you can get like a 100 foot roll for maybe 50 bucks at a lot of stores.
use whatever your want, pex is easiest and best but whateverrun it inside 2" pvc and run an extra line along your main.ever have any leaks, you can easily switch over to the other already run mainwhich you shouldn't have any leaks because you're protecting it inside solifcore pvci always offer this as a premium option as a plumber and nobody ever does it despite it being a stupid small price increase for never having to give af again
>>2996618>imagemilitary sock dryer is my guess
>>2996568>copper ... there will be fewer jointsUse ductile copper tubing. Can bend it around large radius curves. Hence, no joints.Only problem with copper: Look behind you as you roll it out and watch the meth addicts rolling it back up. They can smell copper for miles.
>>2996657Nobody does it because you can much more easily drop the black PE pipe in and also never have to give a fuck again.
